Regional Scrum Gathering® Shanghai 2014

This year in 2014, we plan a three-day event in Shanghai, June 5-7 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). There will be 7 keynotes and 12 special talks, plus 8 workshops and other open-jam sessions. We expect 400-500 participants every day.

We have confirmed that the keynote speakers include Dave Thomas, Ken Rubin, Alan Atlas, and Harvey Wheaton. We will also have local speakers from Tencent, Douban, and Odd-e.

Programs include:Day #1 Workshop Day. There will be 4 parallel tracks with different workshop topics. These will be hosted by experienced trainers and facilitators from Agile community leaders in China. Proposed topics will include Agile 101, engineering, Agile and Lean product development, facilitation, etc.

Day #2 Performance Day. There will be 3-5 keynote speeches (60 minutes each; 1-2 speeches will be on Day #3) and 7-10 special talks (20-30 minutes each). It will be an assembled conference with an expected audience of 400-500 participants focusing on the stage presentation. All performances/speeches will be videotaped and released via various Web magazines, social media platforms, and social networks!

Day #3 Open Fair Day. Besides 1-2 keynote speeches in the beginning, there will be a big open fair on this day, with open-space topic discussions; fancy Agile games; coaches' clinics; a coding dojo; and many booths for independent coaches and trainers, education and consulting organizations, local community groups, and other commercial companies.

CSP Upper Level World Cafe. We will call the biggest gathering ever for CSPs, CSTs, and CSCs in China. Free topics and free coffee!

Speakers' Retreat. We will invite the experienced trainers of all speakers at the conference to coach speaking and presentation skills.

Pre- and After-Conference Trainings. There will be several one-day or two-day public courses before or after the conference.

For details, please see the "Program" tab.

We welcome everyone who wants to be in Scrum!

For foreign and English delegates, to register for the conference and workshop, please send an email to shining@letagilefly.com.

For the CSP+ Retreat: Those with a CSP/CSC/CST certification only will be qualified for this retreat and will be granted a free ticket upon request. This is a very special event sponsored by Scrum Alliance to support and recognize career and skill development of CSP holders in China. It is an opportunity for CSP holders (including CST or CSC holders) to network, share experiences, and grow their skills on their Scrum journey. Please follow the link below for details about the retreat and to apply for an entry to the event, which will be held at Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong, in Shanghai, China, at 18:30-21:30 on June 6. To enquire for a free entrance ticket to this limited-space event, please send an email to bill.li@scrumchina.com.

Successful CSP+ Retreat
The first CSP+ Retreat was held at the Regional Scrum Gathering® in Shanghai, China, on June 6. All participants joined in great topic discussions, networking, and personal growth. More than 40 people attended the Retreat, including 4 CSTs and 20+ CSPs (some local and some from overseas), plus a number of CSM, CSPO, and CSD holders who are interested in becoming CSPs.

Great food and beer kicked off the retreat, and our speakers presented two terrific talks: Ken Rubin discussed "Anti-fragility" and Kiro Harada spoke about Kaizen. Conference facilitator Bill Li, a local CST, led multiple group discussions on how to help China develop more CSPs. The discussion results will help the community promote and advance the CSP certification in China.

There will be 7 keynote speeches in the morning on June 6 and June 7, and 12 special talks in the afternoon on June 6. It will be an assembled conference with 400~500 expected audience members focusing on the stage presentation. All the performance will be videorecorded and released via various Web magazines, social media, and social networks!

Besides one or two keynote in the beginning, there will be a big open faire today, with open space topic discussions, fancy agile games, coaches clinics, coding dojo, and many booths for independent coaches and trainers, for education and consulting organizations, for local communities, and for other commercial companies etc.

It’s a real faire for Agile!

If you have any interesting ideas to enrich today’s faire, you can send us email to apply for the free booth. We need your detailed idea description for your session, your session to make a big Open-Jam agenda for today!

Speakers' Retreat (7:00pm ~9:00pm, June 5)

We will invite experienced trainers for all speakers of the conference to coach the speaking and presentation skills.

Please send the email to enquire for a free ticket to bob.jiang (at) gmail.com.

Those with a CSP/CSC/CST certification only will be qualified for this retreat and will be granted a free ticket upon request. This is a very special event sponsored by Scrum Alliance to support and recognize career and skill development of CSP holders in China. It is an opportunity for CSP holders (including CST or CSC holders) to network, share experiences, and grow their skills on their Scrum journey. Please follow the link below for details about the retreat and to apply for an entry to the event, which will be held at Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong, in Shanghai, China, at 18:30-21:30 on June 6. To enquire for a free entrance ticket to this limited-space event, please send an email to bill.li@scrumchina.com.